The Homing Pigeon (1963, Robert Ford)

A Ralston Purina Company sponsored film about homing pigeon racing in the Midwest.
Credits:
Ford, Robert (is director)
American Racing Pigeon Union, Inc. (corporate name)
International Federation of American Homing Pidgeon Fanciers (corporate name)
Ralston Purina Company (corporate name)
Ford, Robert (is writer)
Botham, Arthur (is cinematographer)
Witt, Clifton (is cinematographer)
Ford, Robert (is cinematographer)
Bourgeois, James (sound)
Ford, Robert (is editor)
Original: 16mm., Color, Optical Sound, Found in Chicago Film Archives' Robert Ford Collection (www.chicagofilmarchives.org/co...)
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[@Rocky-qw4kb]

Pigeons are fascinating birds. Rescued one and it returns everyday to visit us.

[@aldocassisi1904]

funny how watching this old pigeon video brings back memories before the electric timer. trapping or catching your pigeon to retrieve the rubber ban. i must add that todays race pigeons are much better looking than they did in the 60's

[@spuzzlightyeartoo]

Well, THAT was unexpectedly entertaining!

[@tejtrambharatt5182]

Will never stop loving pigeons and I will never get rid of them.

[@johanmarais3417]

An awesome doccie on this fabulous hobby. Have been involved in pigeon racing in one way or the other in Johannesburg South Africa since 1969, still love it. No matter where in the world you go, you can make friends and have a laugh and a chat with a fellow pigeon fancier.

[@user-ek5ht1is2u]

very very very excellent video

[@DaveysLoft-jv7fz]

I was born in 1963. I found it amazing how they made the clocks and how our new tech has progressed to GPS racing now days. Cool Doc co . I love my pigeons.

[@Doctorwankinstein.]

What an absolute pleasure it was to watch this. Brilliant.

[@monti409]

Brings back memories when i had my loft, and flew these homing pigeons i enjoyed so much.

[@renkowski]

my father was a avid pigeon racer and I loved helping him get the birds ready for the big race day!

[@aysuad]

Nice documentary, old is gold

[@vidarodinson9142]

Ah the good old days of good clean fun..

[@errolflynn1909]

Great post Thank You!!! Sure was a beautiful time when life was more simple.

[@Pumeanmother]

Hello my friend How are you ? I love and like pigeons, when I leave school I always feed them forever, thank you very much for sharing❤🎉

[@NissarRhce]

This pigeon sport is in my blood

[@akil.m1711]

Super Super Super no words to say thank 👏👏

[@BuchonGaditanoUSA]

Good afternoon, greeting friend Beautiful pigeons, beautiful animals. , Purebred. 👍🕊🤝

[@terrywright5306]

What a lovely nostalgic film. Thanks for the post

[@ParvezAlam-fd6wv]

I never see any film like it yet

[@jerwinreyes5987]

Very nice video.thanx for sharing

[@swiftwinglofts]

Nice video. Thanks for posting, really enjoyed it, brings back memories of my youth..

[@pilotmike7569]

This is one cool documentary!:))) Great music, nostalgia some parts to laugh at a bit (the spotted pigeon that won't enter the loft), amazing old-school equipment and most of all - tribute to pigeons. Thank you so much for uploading this video!:)

[@joebertbordeos298]

Haha early to back but late to enter 🤣🤣

[@jaquesallers4198]

No, shitty music 🤣🙃

[@DineshKumar-ed6is]

Superb sport I love pigeons ❤❤❤

[@jaspalsinghforeverproperty5116]

Very nice video full Enjoy nice pigeon congratulation super 🔥👍 from India Jaspal Singh Punjab India 🙏🙏

[@blackwf7114]

Brilliant

[@717273mopar]

Everything is electronic now, a friend of mine won 1200 dollars in a race, this film does not tell much about the betting the fees and the prizes. The bird has a tag on its leg, my friends entrance perch had a scanning pad so when the bird landed on the pad it was scanned and put int a computer laptop. also when you feed the birds you shake a can of gravel or pellets, they associate the noise with eating. when you want the bird to go into the coop faster you shake the can and the bird being in a long distance flight probably is tired and hungry, so he will go into the coop faster when he hears the can. I had mostly show birds, I miss my birds!

[@cityofroses5035]

There is a race held that is for $1000000 you know how much the most expensive race pigeon was sold for$400,000

[@RudolphFurtado]

In the time of "CORONAVIRUS WORLD WAR - 3" in 2020 when your own life is at the hands of a invisible pandemic it's cinema and documentaries that breaks all barriers and provides solace and entertainment in the confines of a house.As a lifelong sports enthusiast and a silver jubilee pathological gambler on horse racing decided to understand the sport of pigeon racing.Picked the right documentary and found this video extremely educating to a novice from Mumbai in India where pigeon racing does exist in a few city's. I myself had a pair of wild rock pigeons always nesting in the gallery of our house for almost 2 decades.When the original pair died another or could be its progeny took over the nesting site.This went on until we got our house and gallery renovated. Surprised to know that China is the country that now monopolizes "Pigeon Racing" purchasing the costliest racing "Armando " for 1.4 million U.S dollars. Thought only race horse cost that amount of money. Surprised that the Royal Family of England is also actively involved in "Pigeon Racing" as i was under the impression they only raced horse.One of my favourite boxer's Mike.Tyson is a pigeon fancier and If "PIGEON RACING" existed in Mumbai i would definitely have been a active player in this bird sport. Ahoy !

[@hubbehoney1477]

Never ever before awesome video

[@colorfulbirdsanimals9936]

nice video

[@SKYRGRLoft]

its been at least 46 generations of improvement since this was shot

[@forestkitchen2448]

hmm,great upload,many thanks for this!

[@IIgrzesiekII]

super

[@rajkhanhaan2245]

nice post..........

[@joellewis4806]

That was real middle class America... I remember - I was 6 or 7. That kid could have been me or one of a million kids living in Chicago-land. If my father wasnt such an ass I might have kept my pigeons and had a long career racing them... Anyone remember the old Berco seed and floral company on Roosevelt road in Maywood? I worked there and the son was a fancier and racer. Now the place is a parking lot for a grocery... Berco moved down the street onto an old gas station corner lot and built a new greenhouse. I dont know where the birds went. Times have changed

[@joeydealagdon3807]

its a nice video.... tanx...

[@marsoneonone1234]

this is cool

[@drdennynasirnspog]

Istimewa

[@tawontarver7961]

My pops fly birds still to this day he Greens Loft one of the best out of n.y

[@Johnvincentvivek]

Was expecting a comment from 1963

[@josephchellaiah4278]

really gud

[@erronblack5634]

It cooool y lovly

[@carpenterfamily6198]

I’ve seen pigeon handlers spread each of the birds wings. Why do they do that ? Answer @ 7:33

[@milanvalach6326]

IT was better America than now...

[@cityofroses5035]

Anybody know how much the most expensive race pigeon was sold for he was sold for $400,000 let me know if you think I'm lying

[@daniellefernandez4196]

Do ppl kill them if they lose a race

[@p.o.c9418]

Loved watching that small tip if a bird arrives home and refuses to go in lock it out for a few days no food next time it will not mess about yours in sport

[@mrowkolew8055]

Gołębie pocztowe to jednak wspaniałe zwierzęta.

[@venkatbabu186]

TB tuberculosis.

[@marijastojkov5006]

Steta sto nema prevod na srpski

[@mohammedparvez6844]

when someone goes to the chicken store why do they have to died its not really fair for them to died

[@vidarodinson9142]

Ive gone to the chicken store many times and haven't died..what you mean?

[@worddunlap]

Chickens will do the same. They travel by truck.

[@dougpreston803]

If you have an adervertisement about abortion pro or con I’m not finishing your video

[@joeydealagdon3807]

its a nice video.... tanx...